diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index ebdfc19c64db..8e64e3a5f782 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ extern unsigned long get_each_object_track(struct kmem_cache *s,
 		struct page *page, enum track_item alloc,
 		int (*fn)(const struct kmem_cache *, const void *,
 		const struct track *, void *), void *private);
+extern slab_flags_t slub_debug;
 #else
 static inline void print_tracking(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object)
 {
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 972637b2bae9..faad06d6c81a 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -473,9 +473,9 @@ static inline void *restore_red_left(struct kmem_cache *s, void *p)
  * Debug settings:
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON)
-static slab_flags_t slub_debug = DEBUG_DEFAULT_FLAGS;
+slab_flags_t slub_debug = DEBUG_DEFAULT_FLAGS;
 #else
-static slab_flags_t slub_debug;
+slab_flags_t slub_debug;
 #endif
 
 static char *slub_debug_string;